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Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno on Wednesday called for an investigation into how local authorities handled the bodies of coronavirus victims in Guayaquil, the epicenter of the country's outbreak that has overwhelmed health and sanitary authorities. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2RonWP1

Brazil's health minister said on Wednesday that the country's attempts to purchase thousands of ventilators from China to fight a growing coronavirus epidemic had fallen through and the government is now looking to Brazilian companies to build the devices. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2yLoDM0

Australian police have spoken to the captain of a cruise ship which disembarked hundreds of passengers infected with the coronavirus in Sydney, as part of a homicide investigation into the country's deadliest single source of infection. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2USgygY

Mexico has registered 396 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the country's total to 3,181 cases as well as 174 deaths, the health ministry said on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2JP0czt

Mainland China reported on Thursday 63 new cases of the coronavirus, up from 62 a day earlier, the National Health Commission said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/3b6AuCN

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that it is too soon to talk about the consequences for China for what U.S. officials believe is Beijing's slow reporting of the extent of the coronavirus crisis in China. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/39NKtLG

Women who say they were abused by deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein should not be required to sign broad liability waivers in order to get payouts from his estate, the attorney general of the U.S. Virgin Islands said on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/3e6ctNY

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is in intensive care battling the COVID-19 disease, seems to be doing better, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday after saying he had spoken with unnamed representatives of the United Kingdom. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2XlxZsb

The comments come as President Trump continues his attacks on what he calls the "China-centric" WHO. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3e5E6qd

In some parts of the country, lives have changed unrecognisably, while elsewhere people say life is largely unchanged. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2yLNqzA

The country is turning thousands of train coaches into isolation wards to prepare for a surge in cases. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Xl3KBn

The cruise line industry faces a long journey back from the coronavirus pandemic. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2yLTtEh

Security forces in several states have allegedly abused their powers during the Covid-19 crisis. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2V71efi

Was 1984 more influential than 1982? Streaming statistics from the BPI suggest it might have been. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Rn9PcU

Think tank says they are more likely to be in affected industries, and spend more income on housing. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3aVVQCC

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